PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

House Rules:

1. VIP’s (very important provisions) are to be memorized in VERBATIM. However, other

provisions should be understood substantially.

2. Cases are to be read in its original form and digests made by upper classmen are
discouraged. At the end of the term, all students will submit their OWN handwritten digests of
the cases as a pre-condition for passing the subject.

3. Open books are allowed in class; you can also use your handwritten notes and photocopy of
the cases during recitations, as long as it does not pose a hindrance to your effective and
efficient recitation.

4. You are entitled to your absences provided there is no BOYCOTT and you can catch up with
the lessons missed.

5. Tablets, phablets and computers are allowed during classes as long as it does not pose a
hindrance to you and your classmates' effective and efficient recitation.

6. Talking while I am talking or when your classmates are reciting is discouraged unless it calls
for a debate and argumentation and I started it.

7. If I am absent, there is no such thing as time wasted because you will have a quiz which will
be checked and recorded. In cases where the class is learning-challenged, there will be
occasional lectures to catch up with the coverage scheduled usually on the earlier hours of the
class day. However, there will be a quiz during the actual time of the class.

COURSE OUTLINE

A. Concepts
1. Obligations erga omnes
2. Jus cogens
3. ex aequo et bono

B. International and national law

C. Sources

D. Subjects
1. States
2. International organizations
3. Individuals

E. Diplomatic and consular law

F. Treaties

G. Nationality and statelessness

1. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

H. State responsibility
1. Doctrine of state responsibility

I. Jurisdiction of States
1. Territoriality principle
 2. Nationality principle and statelessness
3. Protective principle
4. Universality principle
5. Passive personality principle
6. Conflicts of jurisdiction

J. Treatment of aliens
1. Extradition
a. Fundamental principles
b. Procedure
c. Distinguished from deportation

K. International Human Rights Law

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

L. International Humanitarian Law and neutrality

1. Categories of armed conflicts
a. International armed conflicts
b. Internal or non-international armed conflict
c. War of national liberation
2. Core international obligations of states in International Humanitarian Law
3. Principles of International Humanitarian Law
a. Treatment of civilians
b. Prisoners of war
4. Law on neutrality

M. Law of the sea

1. Baselines
2. Archipelagic states
a. Straight archipelagic baselines
b. Archipelagic waters
c. Archipelagic sea lanes passage
3. Internal waters
4. Territorial sea
5. Exclusive economic zone
6. Continental shelf
a. Extended continental shelf
7. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

N. Madrid Protocol and the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

O. International environmental law

1. Principle 21 of the Stockholm Declaration

P. International economic law

Q. Cases/References
a. International Court of Justice Statue
b. 1969 Vienna Convention on Treaties
c. Permanent Court Of International Justice Reports
d. Montevideo Convention on Rights & Duties of States, 49 Stat 3097, 1933
e. International Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ILM 21, 1982,
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_co
nvention.htm
f. Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UNCLOS, ILM 33,
1994,
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_co
nvention.htm
g. Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to
the Conservation & Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory
Fish Stocks
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_co
nvention.htm
h. Arts. 2(3), 2(4), 24(1), 25, 23(1), 27(3), UN Charter
i. Kuroda v. Jalandoni. 83 SCRA 171
j. Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil 563
k. Kookooritchkin v. Solicitor General, 81 Phil 435
l. Military & Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US),
ICJ Reports, 1986
m. North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969
n. South West Africa Case (2nd Phase), ICJ Reports, 1966
o. Asylum Case, ICJ Reports, 1950
p. Nuclear Test Cases, ICJ Reports:
i. New Zealand v. France, 1974
ii. -Australia v. France, 1974
iii. Request for an examination of the situation in accordance with par. 63 of
the court’s judgment of the 20 December 1974 in the Nuclear Tests (New
Zealand v. France) Case, 1995
q. Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ Reports, 1996
r. Paquete Habana, 175 US 677, 1900
s. Preah Vihear Temple Case, ICJ Reports, 1962
t. Case Concerning Right of Passage over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India) ICJ
Judgment of 12 April 1960
u. Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949
v. Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970
w. Reparations for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1949
x. Mavrommatis Case, PCIJ, Ser. A, No. 2, 1924
y. Certain Expenses of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1962
z. Island of Las Palmas Case (US v. Netherlands), 2 RIAA 829
aa. Las Palmas Arbitration Revisited, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr., Philippine Law Journal
77 (4): 437–462.
bb. Eastern Greenland Case, PCIJ Ser. A/B, No. 53
cc. SS Lotus Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 10
dd. Minquiers & Ecrehos Case, ICJ Reports, 1951
ee. Case Concerning Sovereignty Over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan
(Indonesia/Malaysia)
ff. Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration, ICJ Reports, 1998
gg. Frontier Dispute Case (Burkina Faso v. Mali), ICJ Reports, 1986
hh. Libya v. Chad, ICJ Reports 1994
ii. Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports, 1951
jj. Western Sahara Case, ICJ Reports, 1975
kk. El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua intervening, ICJ Reports,1992
ll. Clipperton Island Arbitration (France v. Mexico), January 28, 1931
mm. Arts. 27-32, UNCLOS
i. The Gulf of Sidra Incidents, 5 Italian Yearbook of International Law
ii. Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports, 1951
iii. El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua Intervening, ICJ Reports, 1992
iv. US v. California, 382 US, 1966
v. US v. Louisiana, 382 US 11, 1969
nn. North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969
oo. Libya v. Malta, ICJ Reports, 1985
pp. Tunisia v. Libya, ICJ Reports, 1982
qq. Guinea v. Guinea Bissau, ILR 77, 1985
rr. Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Greece v. Turkey), ICJ Reports, 1978
ss. Anglo-French, ICJ Reports, 1979
tt. Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in the area between Greenland and Jan
Mayen (Denmark v. Norway), 1993
uu. Canada & France, St. Pierre
vv. Arts. 55-58, 70-73, UNCLOS
i. Spain v. Canada (facts only), ICJ Reports, 1966
ii. M/V Saiga (St. Vincent & Grenadines v. Guinea), ITLOS Judgment, July
1, 1999
iii. Camouco Case (Panama v. France), Judgment, 7 Feb 2000,
www.un.org/depts/ios/itlos/jud-camouco.htm
ww. Southern Blue Fin Tuna Cases (NZ & Australia v. Japan), Order on
Request for Provisional Measures, ITLOS Order, August 27, 1999
xx. Brownwell v. Sunlife, 95 Phil 228
yy. People v. Lol-lo & Saraw, 43 Phil 19
zz. Tubb v. Greiss, 78 Phil 249
aaa. Haw Pia v. China Banking, 80 Phil 604
bbb. Hilao v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos, Judgment of Feb 1985 &
Opinion/Order of November 1995
ccc. JUSMAG Philippines v. NLRC, 239 SCRA 224
ddd. USA v. Reyes, 219 SCRA 192
eee. Wylie v. Rarang, 209 SCRA 357
fff. USA v. Ruiz, 136 SCRA 487
ggg. WHO v. Aquino, 48 SCRA 242
hhh. Lyons Inc. v. USA, 104 Phil 593
iii. Liang v. People, March 26, 2001
jjj. Minucher v. CA, 214 SCRA 242
kkk. Holy See v. Rosario, 238 SCRA 524
lll. SEAFDEC v. Acosta, 226 SCRA 49
mmm. ICMC v. Calleja
nnn. Ex Parte Pinochet, 38 ILM 581, March 1999
ooo. Israel v. Eichmann, 1962
ppp. Ker v. Illinois, December 6, 1886
qqq. Machain v. Sosa
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/542/692/
rrr. Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949
sss. Rainbow Warrior Arbitration (Report)
ttt. US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980
uuu. DC Decision on UNOCAL
vvv. Chorzow Factory Case, 1928 PCIJ Ser. A, No. 17
www. Prosecutor v. Tadic
xxx. Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
yyy. Bosnia Case (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia
and Montenegro)), February 26, 2007
zzz. Definition of “treaty”
i. Abaya v. Sec. Ebdane, G.R. No. 167919, February 14, 2007
ii. DBM v. Kolonwel Trading; Vibal v. Kolonwel; DEPED v. Kolonwel, June 8,
2007
aaaa. Definition of “ratification”
i. Lim v. Exec. Sec., G.R. No. 151445. April 11, 2002
ii. Bayan v. Zamora, October 10, 2000
iii. Pimentel v. Exec. Sec. (Class Project of Prof. Roque’s evening class)
iv. Salonga Petition on the VFA, January 22, 2007
v. Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide
 vi. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua
v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986
bbbb. US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980
cccc. Case Concerning Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. USA),
March 31, 2004
dddd. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua
v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986
eeee. Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ Reports, 1966
ffff. Legality of the Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. US), 38 ILM 1199
gggg. The Relationship between the UN Charter and General International Law
regarding non-use of force: The Case of NATO’s air campaign in the
Kosovo Crisis of 1999, Shinya Murase
hhhh. The Caroline Case
iiii. M.W. Reisman, “Assessing Claims to Revise the Laws of War,” 97 AJIL 82
at 87, 2003
jjjj. Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States
of America), December 12, 1996
kkkk. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua
v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986
llll. Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA), ICJ Reports, 1988
mmmm. ELSI Case, ICJ Reports, 1989
nnnn. South West Africa Cases, ICJ Reports, 1966
oooo. Nauru v. Australia, ICJ Reports, 1992
pppp. Case Concerning East Timor (Portugal v. Australia), ICJ Reports, 1995
qqqq. Bosnia Case (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia
and Montenegro)), February 26, 2007
rrrr. Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA), ICJ Reports, 1988
ssss. Admissions Case (Conditions of Admission of a state to membership in
the United Nations), ICJ Reports, May 28, 1948
tttt. Free Zones Case (Case of the Free Zones of Upper Savoy and the District
of Gex), PCIJ Ser. A/B. No. 45, June 7, 1932
uuuu. Marvrommatis Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 2, 1924
vvvv. UN Headquarters Advisory Opinion (Applicability of the Obligation to
Arbitrate under Sec. 21 of the UN Headquarters Agreement of June 26,
1947), ICJ Reports, April 26, 1988
wwww. Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict
(WHO Request), ICJ Reports, 1996
xxxx. Monetary Gold Case (Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 (Italy
v. France, UK of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, & the USA)), ICJ
Reports, June 15, 1954
yyyy. Certain Expenses of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1962
zzzz. Western Sahara Case, ICJ Reports, 1975
aaaaa. Botswana v. Namibia (Case Concerning kasikili/Sedudu Island), ICJ
Reports, 1999
bbbbb. Status of Eastern Carelia (Finland v. Russia), PCIJ Ser. B, No. 5, July 23,
1923
ccccc. Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
ddddd. Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal Decision on Tadic, July 15, 1999
www.un.org/icyt/ pressreal/tad-sumj99
eeeee. Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil 563
fffff. Bautista Paper (Amicus Memorandum of Ambassador Lilia Bautista), GR
No. 118295, August 1996
ggggg. Tañada v. Angara, GR No. 118925, May 2,1997